CVE-2009-3733

Summary

CVECVE-2009-3733
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-02 15:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x before 2.0.2 build 203138 on Linux, VMware ESXi 3.5, and VMware ESX 3.0.3 and 3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Application Vmware Esx 3.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Esx 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Esxi 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.1_build_29996 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.3 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.4 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.4_build_56528 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.7 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.8 All All All
Application Vmware Server 1.0.9 All All All
Application Vmware Server 2.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Server 2.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Products Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware Server Directory Traversal Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Arbitrary Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[Security-announce] VMSA-2009-0015 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve two security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
VMware Products Directory Traversal File Disclosure Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware ESX/ESXi Directory Traversal Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Arbitrary Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2009-0015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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